Painscastle Castle
Powys, Wales
Painscastle Castle is a motte-and-bailey castle in Powys, Wales. It is a scheduled monument. The nearest other castle is Hay Tump Castle, 4.5 mi away.
Painscastle Castle at a glance
Type
Motte-and-bailey castle
Heritage status
scheduled monument
National Monument of Wales
Nearest castle
Hay Tump Castle
4.5 mi away
Castles in Powys
40
Wales
About Painscastle Castle
Painscastle Castle is a castle in the village of Painscastle in Powys, Wales. It lies between Builth and Hay-on-Wye, approximately 3 miles from the Wales-England border today.
From the Wikipedia article on Painscastle Castle, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Painscastle Castle sits at 52.1074, -3.2186 in Powys. The closest other castles are Hay Tump Castle (4.5 mi), Llanthomas Castle Mound (4.5 mi) and Hay Castle (4.5 mi). Powys has 40 castles in all.
